Character Profile - Icond

 Legacy Character (Background and History - NPC)

(Cepheus Light Character Stats) 

Icond  A88885  Age 45 (16-1120) 

Homeworld: High-Tech World

Scout    3 Terms   Cr (classified) 

Rifle x1

Administration-1, Athletics-1, Grav Vehicle-1, Gunnery-1, Piloting-3, Recon-1, Investigation-2

Icond is a retired member of the Imperial Scouts Service (ISS). Born on Rhylanor, Icond served 3 terms in the ISS. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for exposing a major Zhodani spy ring while working with the ISS.

Upon retirement, Icond was approached by the Imperial Naval Intelligence Services-Spinward Marches (INIS), and recruited for intelligence gathering within the Marches. 

Having received a Scout Ship upon mustering-out, along with his daring operation exposing a Zhodani spy ring led to his recruitment. Assigned along with a fellow retiree from the Imperial Navy, Titus Cromwell, the two were to go about their business plying the space lanes in search of revenue ventures, and gather intelligence from various locations throughout the Spinward Marches. While engaging in private business, the two were to recruit additional members to work along with them in an unofficial capacity.

A group was assembled with the following members: Icond, Titus, Sir James Filmore, and Sean Billman. Everything started out well, but eventually all hell would break loose. The group first assignment was to serve as couriers, transporting dispatches and payroll credit vouchers for a corporate interest on Regina.

After completing the assignment and receiving their pay, the group headed to a local drinking establishment on Alell (Regina - 0106). An insult by a local patron turned into a barroom brawl with Sean Billman killing the local patron. Icond had to utilize his INIS influence to convince local authorities to release Sean on his own recognizance. Charges were later dropped and the incident ruled as self-defense.

The next few ventures went off with no issues. An assignment in the Aramis subsector to monitor pirate activities almost killed the entire group. An engagement with a pirate corsair ship left Icond with severe injuries that required an entire year to fully recover. During Icond's convalescence, three new members were recruited to join the group. These members were Othi Mittal (Imperium Army) , Dallon Parga (Imperium Navy), and Vidar Nimanev (Imperium Scouts). Titus Cromwell would lead the group during Icond's absence. Titus led the group in several "shady" but lucrative ventures; however, the legality of these ventures was questionable at best, and the illegal activities had gained the attention of Imperium officials. An investigation by an agent of the INIS revealed Titus's involvement. A subsequent visit with Icond by the agent was for the purpose of informing him about the situation. He was able to convince the agent to give him a chance to speak with Titus and get to the bottom of the situation.

Upon Titus's return, Icond confronted him regarding the group's recent activities. Titus admitted to a couple of illegal smuggling operations, but presented Icond with several high-level contacts that could be targeted for arrest by the Imperium. Titus explained his participation as "an end that justified the means." Icond disagreed, but acknowledged the information obtained would put an end to several smuggling enterprises in the region. Icond passed this information to his INIS contact, and although the agency was grateful for the intelligence gathered, Titus received an official reprimand, a suspended sentence for smuggling, and a 25000 CR fine at a Regina court. 

Upon Icond's full recovery, the group was assigned to investigate sightings of an alien ship in the Regina subsector. The group made contact with a derelict craft in the vicinity of a small gas giant in the Keng system. The group decided to salvage the vessel, and after a few weeks they were able to figure out the computer and control systems. The decision was made to bring the ship to the nearest Imperium Naval base at Pixie. The group divided with Titus, Sir James, Sean, and Othi taking the Annic Nova. Icond, Dallon, and Vidar would take the scout ship. The Annic Nova's jump capability would allow it to reach Pixie in two weeks. The scout ship would take almost 4 weeks to reach the naval base.

Upon arrival at Pixie, Icond is informed that no ship matching the Annic Nova's appearance had arrived. Two weeks later, it was apparent to Icond that something had gone wrong. Was the Annic Nova destroyed, or was it something far more sinister? After a lengthy debriefing with INIS officials on Pixie, Icond and his team are given the assignment to find and detain Titus and the other members of the group as soon as possible. 

In time, Icond learns of the Annic Nova's presence in several systems in the Regina subsector. Two years pass, with Icond trailing the rogue group but never making contact. The outbreak of the Fifth Frontier War in 1107 hampers Icond's investigation further. The trail goes cold for several weeks, until a contact on Boughene overhears a conversation with someone matching Titus's description. Titus was overheard talking about investigating a relic in the Yorbund system that had the potential to enrich the group members beyond their wildest dreams. Icond's team hastily made their way to Yorbund, arriving at Beck's World on 310-1107. As Icond and his crew prepared to depart for Yorbund, they receive word of an injured member of the Annic Nova crew, Othi Mittal, at a hospital on Beck's World. Communicating with the injured Othi proved difficult due to the extent of his injuries. Icond continues to question him, but Othi slips in and out of consciousness. In the end, Othi expires, but Icond is able to piece together a strange, but terrifying bit of information: "artifact, missile, parsecs, great distances, and planet smashing." What exactly did it mean?

Icond and his crew arrive at Yorbund. Communications with Marion Starport confirms the past presence of the Annic Nova, but the ship had departed a couple of days before Icond's arrival. The crew of the Annic Nova never set foot in the starport, but remained in orbit for a couple days. The insidious and corrosive atmosphere of Yorbund prohibits the team from exploring the planet on the surface. A couple of sensor sweep orbits around Yorbund yields no further clues. Icond decides to make his way back to Pixie to inform Naval Intelligence of his findings. 

No new leads on the whereabouts of the Annic Nova were available until 360-1107. An INIS communique arrived at the Naval base on Pixie informing the Naval Intelligence staff of a threat to Regina itself if a ransom of Bcr3.0 was not paid. Regina officials and top brass dismissed the threat, but Icond did not. Pleading with his superiors on Pixie, Icond urged them to get word ASAP to Regina to evacuate Duke Norris and as many people as possible before it was too late. Icond's pleas were ignored. 

On 23-1108, a small craft arrived out of jump in the Regina system. Obtaining acceleration speeds estimated at 12g, the craft hurtled toward Regina with no vessel capable of intercepting it. In a blinding flash, Regina, and everything within 20 world diameters were vaporized. 

When word reaches Pixie, everyone at Naval Base Headquarters is stunned. Shortly afterwards, the INIS sets in motion the apparatus to seek vengeance on the culprits. Icond will head up a new division now known as INIS-Special Branch. His mission is to take out the "Gang of Three" by any means necessary. 

The Gang of Three will eventually become known as "The Three Fists Triumvirate." Icond knows them as Titus, Sir James, and Sean.